IBM Thinkpad T30 2366

I have a blank screen with the power light on. The computer will not respond at all. It will not even turn off. I have tried holding down the power button with no results. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Great advice. It worked and I owe you many thanks for the suggestion and God many thanks for an intact motherboard!Great advice. It worked and I owe you many thanks for the suggestion and God many thanks for an intact motherboard!

To turn it off, you will need to unplug it and take the battery out. This could be a battery problem, try starting the machine without the battery, AC only. If this doesn't work. Then I'm afraid the problem is most likely with the motherboard. Take it in for a professional diagnostic. They will be able to tell you exactly where the problem is and whether it's a replaceable component.

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First, confirm that it is the screen itself. Connect the video output to a known working monitor and then power on your Thinkpad. if the known working monitor behaves the same way you can rule out the laptop's monitor as the source of the problem. This may be the BGA, Ball Grid Assembly, leadless soldering problem related to video chips on the motherboard, but first test the monitors.

Some quick questions, do you have the correct drivers, does the computer register the cd drive as installed (if so can you play a cd), and is the computer software set to handle/register a blank cd? answer these and you may very well fix the problem.

Maybe not. Find the FN key. It is usually BLUE in color
Then look on TOP row of Computer keyb (or all over) and find CRT/LCD.
Press the FN and that key and your screen should come back. You accidentally sw. it to CRT (outside, external monitor)